NAZARETH

"NAZARETH" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "separated", "crowned", "sanctified".

Date "NAZARETH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Crosswords: NAZARETH

English words defined with "NAZARETH": Nazarene. (references)

Specialty definitions using "NAZARETH": Bethabara ♦ Loretto ♦ Maralah ♦ Nahallal ♦ Santa Casa. (references)

Etymologies containing "NAZARETH": Nazarene. (references)

Non-English Usage: "NAZARETH" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (city in Palestine, Nazareth).

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This is about the Middle East city of Nazareth. For other uses, see Nazareth (disambiguation).

Nazareth is an ancient city in Northern Israel.

In the Bible, this city is not mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the home of Joseph and Mary. Here Jesus grew up from his infancy to manhood; and here he began his public ministry in the synagogue

Nazareth is situated among the southern ridges of the Lebanon Mountains, on the steep slope of a hill, about 14 miles from the Sea of Galilee and about 6 west from Mount Tabor. The modern city lies lower down upon the hill than the ancient one. The main road for traffic between Egypt and the interior of Asia passes by Nazareth near the foot of Tabor, and thence northward to Damascus. It has a population of 60,000. The majority of Nazarenes are Arabs, about 35-40% are Palestinian Christians and the rest are Palestinian Muslims. The Israeli goverment built a new city since the fiftys called "Nazaereth Elite" translated as Upper Nazareth and populated it with a Jewish majority.

The name Nazareth means separated, generally supposed to be the Greek form of the Hebrew netser , a "shoot" or "sprout." Some, however, think that the name of the city must be connected with the name of the hill behind it, from which one of the finest prospects in Israel is obtained, and accordingly they derive it from the Hebrew notserah , i.e., one guarding or watching, thus designating the hill which overlooks and thus guards an extensive region.

Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed

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Bible	Nazareth separated, generally supposed to be the Greek form of the Hebrew _netser_, a "shoot" or "sprout." Some, however, think that the name of the city must be connected with the name of the hill behind it, from which one of the finest prospects in Palestine is obtained, and accordingly they derive it from the Hebrew _notserah_, i.e., one guarding or watching, thus designating the hill which overlooks and thus guards an extensive region. This city is not mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the home of Joseph and Mary (Luke 2:39), and here the angel announced to the Virgin the birth of the Messiah (1:26-28). Here Jesus grew up from his infancy to manhood (4:16); and here he began his public ministry in the synagogue (Matt. 13:54), at which the people were so offended that they sought to cast him down from the precipice whereon their city was built (Luke 4:29). Twice they expelled him from their borders (4:16-29; Matt. 13:54-58); and he finally retired from the city, where he did not many mighty works because of their unbelief (Matt. 13:58), and took up his residence in Capernaum. Nazareth is situated among the southern ridges of Lebanon, on the steep slope of a hill, about 14 miles from the Sea of Galilee and about 6 west from Mount Tabor. It is identified with the modern village en-Nazirah, of six or ten thousand inhabitants. It lies "as in a hollow cup" lower down upon the hill than the ancient city. The main road for traffic between Egypt and the interior of Asia passed by Nazareth near the foot of Tabor, and thence northward to Damascus. It is supposed from the words of Nathanael in John 1:46 that the city of Nazareth was held in great disrepute, either because, it is said, the people of Galilee were a rude and less cultivated class, and were largely influenced by the Gentiles who mingled with them, or because of their lower type of moral and religious character. But there seems to be no sufficient reason for these suppositions. The Jews believed that, according to Micah 5:2, the birth of the Messiah would take place at Bethlehem, and nowhere else. Nathanael held the same opinion as his countrymen, and believed that the great "good" which they were all expecting could not come from Nazareth. This is probably what Nathanael meant. Moreover, there does not seem to be any evidence that the inhabitants of Galilee were in any respect inferior, or that a Galilean was held in contempt, in the time of our Lord. (See Dr. Merrill's Galilee in the Time of Christ.) The population of this city (now about 10,000) in the time of Christ probably amounted to 15,000 or 20,000 souls. "The so-called 'Holy House' is a cave under the Latin church, which appears to have been originally a tank. The 'brow of the hill', site of the attempted precipitation, is probably the northern cliff: the traditional site has been shown since the middle ages at some distance to the south. None of the traditional sites are traceable very early, and they have no authority. The name Nazareth perhaps means 'a watch tower' (now en-Nasrah), but is connected in the New Testament with Netzer, 'a branch' (Isa. 4:2; Jer. 23:5; Zech. 3:8; 6:12; Matt. 2:23), Nazarene being quite a different word from Nazarite." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Literature	Nazareth Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? (John i. 46). A general insinuation against any family or place of ill repute. Can any great man come from such an insignificant village as Nazareth?. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'm Brian of Nazareth! (Life of Brian; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) Uh, I'm Brian of Nazareth. (Life of Brian; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) Yeah, I-- I-- I'm Brian of Nazareth. (Life of Brian; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese) Mary mother Jesus of Nazareth! (Bean; writing credit: Richard Curtis; Robin Driscoll) Nazareth, your famous son should have stayed a great unknown. (Jesus Christ Superstar; writing credit: Tim Rice)
Lyrics	I pulled into Nazareth (The weight; performing artist: Shannon)
Movie/TV Titles	Jesús de Nazareth (1942) Jesus of Nazareth (1928) Giuseppe di Nazareth (1999) Marie de Nazareth (1995) Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Song Titles	Hair of The Dog (performing artist: Nazareth)
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Domain	Title
Books	Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity (reference) Monty Python's Life of Brian (Of Nazareth) (reference) Nazareth Hill (reference) The Autobiography : of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years (reference) Young Jesus of Nazareth (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Nazareth - Homecoming (The Greatest Hits Live in Glasgow) (reference) Charlton Heston Presents the Bible: Jesus of Nazareth (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Nazareth Academy. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Israel and the occupied territories	On October 8, 2000, a group of approximately 1,000 Israeli Jews attacked Arab homes in Nazareth. (references)
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"NAZARETH" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 95.19% of the time. "NAZARETH" is used about 104 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	95.19%	99	32,870
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	2.88%	3	202,518
Lexical Verb (base form)	1.92%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	104	N/A

"NAZARETH" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "separated", "crowned", "sanctified".

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "NAZARETH".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Nazario	Male	Spanish	Someone from Nazareth
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

1. Nazareth, PA (borough, FIPS 52808)
Location: 40.73989 N, 75.31301 W
Population (1990): 5713 (2546 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 18064
Country: USA

2. Nazareth, TX (city, FIPS 50496)
Location: 34.54143 N, 102.10366 W
Population (1990): 293 (107 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 79063
Country: USA

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Expression: NAZARETH

Expression using "NAZARETH": Jesus of Nazareth. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: NAZARETH

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
nazareth	497	discography nazareth	13
nazareth pa	161	jesus of nazareth movie	12
nazareth college	152	nazareth tab	12
jesus of nazareth	96	hurt love lyrics nazareth	11
nazareth israel	72	camp nazareth	10
bank national nazareth	56	rock band nazareth	10
lyrics nazareth	53	hospital nazareth philadelphia	9
hospital nazareth	45	nazareth pennsylvania	9
nazareth speedway	43	nazareth texas	8
jesus de nazareth	34	hall nazareth	8
nazareth academy	32	nazareth rock	8
nazareth band	32	house nazareth	7
area district nazareth school	31	nazareth ernesto	7
nazareth college of rochester	23	nazareth area high school	7
nazareth love hurt	20	bulletin charity community member nazareth sister	7
nazareth high school	18	nazareth tx	6
institut nazareth	17	nazareth hotel	6
nazareth music	15	group nazareth rock	6
nazareth school district	15	nazareth school	6
nazareth hair of the dog	15	nazareth raceway	6
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Modern Translation: NAZARETH

Language		Translations for "NAZARETH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Greek		Ναζαρέτ. (various references)

Manx		Nasair. (various references)

Pig Latin		azarethnay

Russian		назарет. (various references)

Spanish		Nazaret. (various references)

Swedish		Nasaret. (various references)

Thai		เมืองนาเซอะเร็ทในประเทศอิสราเอล. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: NAZARETH

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	nazareth. (various references)
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Bible Trace: NAZARETH

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 4, Verse 16
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai hlqen eiV thn nazaret ou hn teqrammenoV kai eishlqen kata to eiwqoV autw en th hmera twn sabbatwn eiV thn sunagwghn kai anesth anagnwnai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et venit Nazareth ubi erat nutritus et intravit secundum consuetudinem suam die sabbati in synagogam et surrexit legere
Old English	990	West Saxon	þa com he to nazareþ. þar he afed wæs. and he eode on restedæge on þa gesamnunge æfter his gewunan and he aras þæt he rædde.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he cam to Nazareth, where he was norisschid, and entride aftir his custom in the sabat dai in to a synagoge, and roos to reed.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And he came to Nazareth where he was noursed and as hys custome was went in to the synagoge on the Saboth dayes and stode vp for to rede.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath, and stood up to read.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.
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Matched Bible Translations: NAZARETH

Language	Luke Chapter 4, Verse 16
Cebuano	Ug siya miabut sa Nazaret, diin didto siya magtubo; ug sumala sa iyang nabatasan, siya misulod sa sinagoga sa adlaw nga igpapahulay. Ug siya mitindog aron sa pagbasa;
Croatian	I doðe u Nazaret, gdje bijaše othranjen. I uðe po svom obièaju na dan subotni u sinagogu te ustane èitati.
Danish	Og han kom til Nazareth, hvor han var opfødt, og gik efter sin Sædvane på Sabbatsdagen ind i Synagogen og stod op for at forelæse.
Dutch	En Hij kwam te Nazareth, daar Hij opgevoed was, en ging, naar Zijn gewoonte, op den dag des sabbats in de synagoge; en stond op om te lezen.
Finnish	Ja hän saapui Nasaretiin, jossa hänet oli kasvatettu, ja meni tapansa mukaan sapatinpäivänä synagoogaan ja nousi lukemaan.
German	Und er kam gen Nazareth, da er erzogen war, und ging in die Schule nach seiner Gewohnheit am Sabbattage und stand auf und wollte lesen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Yesus pergi pula ke Nazaret, tempat Ia dibesarkan. Pada hari Sabat, menurut kebiasaan-Nya Ia pergi ke rumah ibadat. Ia berdiri untuk membaca Alkitab,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka tibalah Ia di Nazaret, tempat Ia dididik; maka pada hari Sabbat masuklah Ia ke rumah sembahyang seperti biasanya, lalu berdiri hendak membacakan.
Manx Gaelic	As haink eh gys Nazareth, raad v'eh er ny ve troggit: as hie eh, myr v'eh cliaghtey, stiagh ayns y synagogue er laa yn doonaght, as hass eh seose dy lhaih.
Maori	Na ka haere ia ki Nahareta, ki te wahi i whangaia ai ia: a ka tomo i te ra hapati ki te whare karakia, ko tana hanga hoki ia, ka whakatika ki te korero pukapuka.
Norwegian	Og han kom til Nasaret, hvor han var opfostret, og gikk efter sin sedvane på sabbatsdagen inn i synagogen og stod op for å lese for dem.
Portuguese	Chegando a Nazaré, onde fora criado; entrou na sinagoga no dia de sábado, segundo o seu costume, e levantou-se para ler.
Rumanian	A venit kn Nazaret, unde fusese crescut; wi, dupq obiceiul Squ, kn ziua Sabatului, a intrat kn sinagogq. S`a sculat sq citeascq,
Shuar	Ni tsakarmariin Nasarétnum Jesus wémiayi. Tura Israer-shuar ayampratin tsawantin iruntai jeanam wayamiayi, tuke turin asa. Tura Wayá Yus-Papin áujsataj tusa wajakmiayi.
Swahili	Basi, Yesu alikwenda Nazareti, mahali alipolelewa, na siku ya Sabato, aliingia katika sunagogi, kama ilivyokuwa desturi yake. Akasimama ili asome Maandiko Matakatifu kwa sauti.
Swedish	Så kom han till Nasaret, där han var uppfödd. Och på sabbatsdagen gick han, såsom hans sed var, in i synagogan: och där stod han upp till att föreläsa.
Uma	Hilou-imi Yesus hi Nazaret, ngata kabohea-na. Pai' hewa kabiasaa-na, mesua' -imi hi tomi posampayaa hi Eo Sabat, eo pepuea' -ra to Yahudi. Mokore-imi bona mpobasa Buku Tomoroli'.
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Misspellings: NAZARETH

Misspellings
	"NAZARETH" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bazaruto, Hazareh, Navarette, Navarrette, Nazara, Nazare, Nazaret, nazarite, Nogaret, Nusarat. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: NAZARETH

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-h-n-r-t-z"
	-2 letters: anther, tarzan, thenar.
	-3 letters: anear, antae, antra, antre, arena, arhat, earth, hater, hazan, hazer, heart, hertz, neath, nertz, ratan, rathe, reata, thane.
	-4 letters: anta, ante, area, azan, earn, eath, etna, haar, haen, haet, hant, hare, hart, hate, haze, hear, heat, hent, hern, near, neat, rant, rate, rath, raze, rent, rhea, tahr, tare, tarn.
	-5 letters: aah.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-h-n-r-t-z"
	+4 letters: azathioprine, hebraization.
	+5 letters: azathioprines, hebraizations.
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